Intra- and Intercellular Communication Systems in Ciliates.

Authors :: Görtz, H.-D.
Kuhlmann, H.-W.
Möllenbeck, M.
Tiedtke, A.
Kusch, J.
Schmidt, H. J.
Miyake, A.
Source :: Naturwissenschaften; Sep1999, Vol. 86 Issue 9, p422-434, 13p
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: ciliate cells communicate with each other, for example, in sexual propagation. A variety of sexual signals have been found to function in preconjugant interaction. Many phenomena of cellular communication in ciliates appear to be similar to those found in multicellular organisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]